Hey, I have a question regarding overdrive on my 97 Protege.
Since I got it, I had no idea the car was even equipped with overdrive.
I was putting the car into reverse the other day and noticed a small button on the shift stick. I pressed it and an orange light came on at the dash indicating "O/D OFF"
I didn't know what it was, so I pressed the button again and the light went out.
I did a google search and found out that this is an overdrive feature. Apparently having overdrive on all the time will wear out the transmission quicker.
One thing i'm not 100% sure on is, when the light is on, does this really mean that OD is off? I read some people talking about when their "O/D OFF" light was on, this meant that overdrive was on, and when the light was off, their OD was off...and vice versa.
Does anyone know what the light status has to be for my OD to be off?
Also, one more question. I have never used any driving mode but "Drive"
Under what circumstances would I use the 1st and 2nd option?
Thanks in advance.
Since I got it, I had no idea the car was even equipped with overdrive.
I was putting the car into reverse the other day and noticed a small button on the shift stick. I pressed it and an orange light came on at the dash indicating "O/D OFF"
I didn't know what it was, so I pressed the button again and the light went out.
I did a google search and found out that this is an overdrive feature. Apparently having overdrive on all the time will wear out the transmission quicker.
One thing i'm not 100% sure on is, when the light is on, does this really mean that OD is off? I read some people talking about when their "O/D OFF" light was on, this meant that overdrive was on, and when the light was off, their OD was off...and vice versa.
Does anyone know what the light status has to be for my OD to be off?
Also, one more question. I have never used any driving mode but "Drive"
Under what circumstances would I use the 1st and 2nd option?
Thanks in advance.